2023 Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, information technology was ranked #42 in the country. In fact 40,555 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for IT students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Dakota County Technical College to be the best value school for information technology students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Rosemount, DCTC is a public school with a small student population.
DCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,208 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Anoka-Ramsey Community College is a great value for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Coon Rapids, Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus are $5,515 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great value for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JCCC are $5,352 per year.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.
St Cloud Technical and Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,874 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Hennepin Technical College also did well on our Best Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate information technology programs. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a year.
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Des Moines Area Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,440 per year.
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Kirkwood Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.
Kirkwood Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,072 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that IT majors at Kirkwood Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $17,021.
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With a ranking of #9, Saint Louis Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, Butler Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for information technology students working on their undergraduate certificate. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of El Dorado.
Butler CC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,976 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Information Technology Colleges by State
Explore the best information technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 266 |
| Minnesota | 843 |
| Kansas | 147 |
| Iowa | 182 |
| Nebraska | 398 |
| North Dakota | 37 |
| South Dakota | 190 |
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Information Technology Related Majors for IT
Information Technology is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Computer Information Systems | 88,434 |
| Computer Science | 59,565 |
| Information Science | 18,325 |
| Computer Systems Networking | 14,700 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 14,336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Craig Dennis.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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